ALS, 1866 June 25 : Lexington, Virginia, to Mrs. Rhodes.

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ALS, 1866 June 25 : Lexington, Virginia, to Mrs. Rhodes.

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Mrs. Lee writes a moving letter in which she comments on the tragedy of the South in the aftermath of the Civil War and with some bitterness, of her loss of Arlington which had been seized by the Union in 1863.

2 p. ; 24.7 x 19.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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